text_original: Much of Roman law was not in the form of p "' institutions but in the form of opinions given by awyers of recognised authority — responsa prudentum, 60 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE as they were called ; very much as English Common Law is based on verdicts given by judges in the past.
text_transcription: MUCH OF THE ROMAN LAW WAS NOT IN THE FORM OF CONSTITUTIONS BUT IN THE FORM OF OPINIONS GIVEN BY LAWYERS OF RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY RESPONSA PRUDENTUM AS THEY WERE CALLED VERY MUCH AS ENGLISH COMMON LAWS BASED ON VERDICTS GIVEN BY JUDGES IN THE PAST
phonemes: mˈʌtʃ ʌv ɹˈoʊmən lˈɔː wʌz nˌɑːt ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv pˈiː "ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz bˌʌt ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv əpˈɪniənz ɡˈɪvən baɪ ˈɔɪɚz ʌv ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi — ɹᵻspˈɑːnsə pɹuːdˈɛntəm, sˈɪksti ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp æz ðeɪ wɜː kˈɔːld ; vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ æz ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɑːmən lˈɔː ɪz bˈeɪst ˌɔn vˈɜːdɪkts ɡˈɪvən baɪ dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ɪnðə pˈæst.